Sanitary garbage-can.



H. T. KLUGEL.

SANITARY GARBAGE CAN.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 11,1910.

999,374. Patented Aug. 1,1911.

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SANITARY GARBAGE-CAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 11, 1910.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY T. KLUGEL, residing at North Emporia, in thecounty of Greenesville and State of Virginia, have invented a new andImproved Sanitary Garbage-Can, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention, which relates generally to sanitary garbage and trashcans, more particularly has for its object to provide a sheet metal canconstruction, especially designed for being practically fly, water andodor proof, and which can be readily handled for dumping or collectingtanks and wagons.

My invention also has for its object to provide a simple, inexpensiveand stable can construction in which the top and body formation andconnections are such that every facility for depositing the garbage orwaste in large or small quantities is provided for and by which theescape of odor or fumes arising from the contents of the can is reducedto the minimum.

WVith other objects in view that will here inafter appear, my inventioncomprises the can construction hereinafter fully explained, specificallypointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which,

Figure 1, is a perspective view of the can, the lid being shown as heldopen by one hand, as garbage is being deposited by the other hand. Fig.2, is a top plan View of the can top or cover, and Fig. 3, is atransverse section thereof on the line 3-3 on Fig. 2.

In its practical arrangement, my can comprises the ordinary cylindricalsheet metal receptacle or can 1, the bottom of which is sustained fromcontact with the floor or ground by three metal legs 2-2, of strapmetal, bent up to the desired shape and being conveniently'riveted tothe sides and bottom of the can 1, the said legs serving to make the canset rigid on uneven ground or floors and also protect the bottom of thecan being worn out by sliding or rubbing over the ground or floors.

3-3 designates the usual strap metal handles for the can, the latterhaving the usual bead rim at the upper edge.

Cooperating with the conventional type of can referred to is a top orcover 4, the construction of which forms the essential feature of myinvention. The said cover 4 consists of two half sections 40-40 ofsubstantially like contour, and each includes a rim portion 4141, andvertical ends 4242 that extend up from the rim portions 4141 and thesaid ends lap each other and are soldered and tightly oined by rivets43-43. The top section 40 has a peak portion formed by the angle flange40", that extends in the horizontal plane from the end portion 42 at oneside to the end 42 at the other side. The other section 40 has its upperedge 40 extended under the flange 40" to which it is soldered or rivetedas shown. Both of the sections 4040 from the opposite ends of their peakportions are shaped to form triangularly flattened surfaces 45, theapices of which terminate at the rim portions 41. The flattened surface45 in the top section 40 is cut out nearly its full width and length toform the triangularly shaped inlet 5, the upper end of which hasstraight and parallel ends 51 that merge with the laterally extendedslots 52-52 located just in advance of the angle flange 40, the purposeof which will presently appear.

The triangularly shaped inlet 5 is closed by an automatically closinglid 6 that has the shape of the inlet, its angle edges 6161 and thestraight edges 6262 being bent downwardly and lapping over the adjacentedges of the inlet, the bevel of the edges 61--62 serving as water shedsfor keeping the water from heating under the lid and into the can. Theupper or wide end of the lid is bent down and has an extension 63 tosnugly fit under the adjacent flange of the peak of the cover, thestraight edges 62 extending through the lateral slots 52 of the inlet toform a practically water and air tight closure.

The lid 6 is connected to the flanged peak by the hinges 77. The lid hasa weighted handle 8 at the lower end for convenience in lifting the lid,(see Fig. 1) when it is desiredto deposit trash or garbage into the can,it being obvious that by passing the straight edges 62 of the lidthrough the slots 52, (the latter being in advance of the hinge pintles)the shoulders 5%52 of the slots 52 form stops that prevent the lid beingswung to or beyond a vertical position, such arrangement of partsproviding for the automatic drop or closure of the lid 6, when released.

The cover or top has a deep pendent flange 9 soldered or otherwise madefast to the rims 4, for snugly slipping down into the mouth of the canto form a tight closure therefor, it being manifest that since the rim41 extends over the can mouth, water, as it sheds from the can top, isprevented from going down into the can.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that the hinged connection ofthe lid is such that the closure of the opening will be automaticallyaccomplished without danger of the lid becoming jammed and inoperative.

The manner in which the lid rests on the can top, the connection of thetwo can top sections and the rim and pendent flange construction renderthe can almost absolutely water or odor proof.

The lifting of the lid can be readily eflected by women or children thusrendering the can accessible" to all for depositing fruit peelings.Again by having the whole cover removable, the can can be easily emptiedor will receive such large quantities of trash or garbage not readilyinsertible through the cover inlet.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is,

1. In a garbage can, a can body and a cover for the same that includes aflattened surface having an opening, said flattened surface at the upperend of said opening having laterally extended slots, a lid hinged tosaid cover for closing over said opening, said lid having side flangesthat extend through the lateral slots and having an end extension thatprojects under the cover.

2. In a garbage can, a removable cover that comprises a base flange andrim for fitting into and over the can mouth, portions at diametricallyopposite sides that extend vertically from the rim, a peak that extendsfrom one of the vertical portions to the other, the sides of the coveropposite the peak having triangularly shaped flattened surfaces, theflattened surface at one side having a triangular inlet, the upper endof which has laterally extended slots, a triangularly shaped lid hingedto the peak for closing over the inlet, said lid having side flangesthat extend through the lateral slots and an end extension that projectsunder the peak of the cover.

8. In a garbage can, the combination with the cylindrical can body; of acover therefor consisting of two half sections of like contour, eachcomprising a semicircular rim, vertical portions that extend up from theopposite ends of the rims, one of said sections having a peak flangethat extends from one of the Vertical portions to the other, the meetingends of the two sections and the rims being solidly connected, each ofthe sections having a triangular shaped flattened surface, the apices ofwhich are at the rim, one of said flattened surfaces having atriangularly shaped opening, a lid hinged to the peak of the cover thatautomatically drops down and closes over the opening and a circularflange pendent from the rim and means limiting the opening movement ofsaid lid to prevent said lid being swung to and beyond a verticalposition.

H. T. KLUGEL. Vitnesses S. H. CRUIKSHANK, A. I. SoHIsLER.

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